diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/FindAndReplace.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/FindAndReplace.cpp
index 5c7fc40a10..402b18b9c1 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/FindAndReplace.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/FindAndReplace.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "GuiView.h"
 #include "GuiWorkArea.h"
 #include "qt_helpers.h"
+#include "Language.h"
 
 #include "buffer_funcs.h"
 #include "BufferParams.h"
@@ -529,6 +530,12 @@ void FindAndReplaceWidget::showEvent(QShowEvent * /* ev */)
 	LYXERR(Debug::FIND, "Applying document params to replace buffer");
 	ApplyParams(replace_buf, doc_bp);
 
+	string lang = doc_bp.language->lang();
+	LYXERR(Debug::FIND, "Setting current editing language to " << lang << endl);
+	FuncRequest cmd(LFUN_LANGUAGE, lang);
+	find_buf.text().dispatch(find_work_area_->bufferView().cursor(), cmd);
+	replace_buf.text().dispatch(replace_work_area_->bufferView().cursor(), cmd);
+
 	view_.setCurrentWorkArea(find_work_area_);
 	LYXERR(Debug::FIND, "Selecting entire find buffer");
 	dispatch(FuncRequest(LFUN_BUFFER_BEGIN));